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Theatre & dance

RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter. 

I'm Not Okay (An Emo Retrospective) in black and pink colours
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Library

I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective

Free

A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

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Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

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Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter. 

Matthew Lynch conducting the LSSO in the Barbican Hall
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Classical music

London Schools Symphony Orchestra

The London Schools Symphony Orchestra takes you on an epic tour of the orchestra before reaching for the stars with Holst's cosmic masterpiece.

Benjamin Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Ian Venables Venetian Songs
Gustav Holst The Planets Suite
London Schools Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Lynch conductor
Alessandro Fisher tenor
A person in a mask dances by a tree trunk while another person plays the saxophone.
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Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: La Manékine

Blending puppetry, storytelling and a live one-man orchestra, La Pendue brings a dark fairy tale to vibrant life in this brand new production.

I'm Not Okay (An Emo Retrospective) in black and pink colours
Event
Library

I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective

Free

A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
Event
Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

A person in a suit has a pair of glowing antlers above their head while standing against a red and green background.
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter. 

Headshot of Gustavo Dudamel smiling at the camera while holding his baton.
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Classical music

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel: Mahler 3

Gustavo Dudamel returns to the hall at the head of his ‘other’ orchestra: the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. There’s just one work, but Mahler’s mighty Symphony No 3 is a stand-alone masterpiece. 

Gustav Mahler Symphony No 3
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano
Tiffin Choirs children’s choir
A person in a mask dances by a tree trunk while another person plays the saxophone.
Event
Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: La Manékine

Blending puppetry, storytelling and a live one-man orchestra, La Pendue brings a dark fairy tale to vibrant life in this brand new production.

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
Event
Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

A person in a suit has a pair of glowing antlers above their head while standing against a red and green background.
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter. 

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Classical music

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel: Odisea

For the 2nd concert of their Barbican stopover, Gustavo Dudamel and his orchestra are remembering home as the vibrant Latino vibes of Riccardo Lorenz and Gonzalo Grau encounter fate-full Tchaikovsky.

Ricardo Lorenz Todo Terreno
Gonzalo Grau Odisea
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Jorge Glem Venezuelan cuatro
A person in a mask dances by a tree trunk while another person plays the saxophone.
Event
Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: La Manékine

Blending puppetry, storytelling and a live one-man orchestra, La Pendue brings a dark fairy tale to vibrant life in this brand new production.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

A person in a suit has a pair of glowing antlers above their head while standing against a red and green background.
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter. 

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Contemporary music

Unsound x Barbican:Mica Levi, Mabe Fratti + Raphael Rogiński

Ground-breaking music festival Unsound returns for a specially curated evening highlighting some of the most inventive talents in adventurous music.

A person in a mask dances by a tree trunk while another person plays the saxophone.
Event
Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: La Manékine

Blending puppetry, storytelling and a live one-man orchestra, La Pendue brings a dark fairy tale to vibrant life in this brand new production.

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Talks & events Theatre & dance

RSC: Unwrapped – A Midsummer Night's Dream

Join members of the company and creative team to unwrap the play and hear more about some of the skills that go into making a Royal Shakespeare Company production. 

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Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Two colourful dragons pop their heads over rocks in a mountainous landscape.
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Cinema

Relaxed Families: The Flight of Dragons + Draw Along

Our first screening of 2025 will be a specially tailored Relaxed experience, with a rarely seen 1980s animation and a draw along from the wonderful illustrator Rikkin Parekh.

A person in a suit has a pair of glowing antlers above their head while standing against a red and green background.
Event
Theatre & dance

RSC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Experience a ‘ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun’ (Guardian) as this smash-hit sell-out production transfers to London to brighten up your winter. 

A person in a mask dances by a tree trunk while another person plays the saxophone.
Event
Theatre & dance

MimeLondon: La Manékine

Blending puppetry, storytelling and a live one-man orchestra, La Pendue brings a dark fairy tale to vibrant life in this brand new production.

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Event
Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Wild Isles Live in Concert

Experience highlights from the hit BBC series on the big screen with live orchestral music from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted and presented by the series’ composer George Fenton.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.